African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which ...

Plastic waste pollutes oceans across all regions of the world. Marine animals may become entangled in larger plastic debris ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

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Metal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon ...

Sewage spills and sea winds may send microplastics into coastal cities – study - Scientists analysed existing records on two years of combined sewer overflows into Plymouth Sound.